Information about bargaining at UVic

The university's negotiations with its various faculty and staff groups.

The economic and financial context for these negotiations.

Progress on negotiations in other publicly-funded sectors.

The principles which underlie the university's approach to bargaining.

The provincial rules under which university negotiations must operate.

In 2014, the university began bargaining with its unions (four CUPE locals, the Professional Employees Association and the Faculty Association) and reached agreement with PEA on a new collective agreement including, among other things, the introduction of a direct pay benefits card.

The bargaining groups

This site contains background information on each of the bargaining groups. The six groups involved in bargaining this year include:

As in the past, all public sector bargaining must be conducted in conformity with the provincial bargaining mandate established by the provincial government. We are currently governed by the "Economic Stability" provincial bargaining mandate. Information about this mandate is available on the Public Sector Employers' Council website.